Police: Queensbury man coached son into making false report of sexual abuse

GREENWICH -- State police say a Queensbury father coached his 4-year-old son into falsely reporting sexual abuse to school officials in an attempt to win a custody dispute.

Police say David A. Colvin, 48, of 24 Merritt Road in Queensbury coached the boy into falsely reporting that he had been sexually assaulted by his mother's current boyfriend. Colvin and the boy's mother are embroiled in a dispute over custody of the boy.

Colvin is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and falsely reporting an incident. he is scheduled to appear in Queensbury court April 1.